Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… League of Live Stream Theater Theatre and tech entrepreneurs Jim Augustine and Oren Michels have introduced the League of Live Stream Theater (LOLST), a non-profit service that will bring Broadway and US regional theatre productions to homes worldwide. The organisation will make its …
TicketPlan teams up with See Tickets North America
Ticket insurance provider TicketPlan has partnered with See Tickets to provide a refund insurance solution to its customers in the US, through TicketPlan’s existing relationship with GoReady. TicketPlan enables ticketing companies, sports organisations, venues, attractions, travel and events to provide an added value service to ticket buyers. Ben Bray, relationship and development director at TicketPlan, …
Industry bodies react to scrapping of business energy price cap
Industry organisations have reacted to the plans set out by the UK Government to help businesses deal with the inflated energy costs. The government is scrapping the energy price cap for businesses from April 2023 and is instead replacing it with a discount. The new plans will see eligible businesses in the UK receive a …
Lyon event-goers hit by New Year’s Eve Ticketswap scam
Event-goers in Lyon were left disappointed after arriving at the FKCNYE festival, held at Eurexpo Lyon, to find that their tickets were fake. According to a report from news outlet ActuLyon, attendees bought tickets for the New Year’s Eve party through the Ticketswap platform. More than 30 artists were playing across four different stages to …
Manager blames e-ticketing for low attendances in Ghana Premier League
Accra Great Olympics manager Oluboi Commodore has said that the introduction of e-ticketing in the Ghana Premier League has caused some attendances to drop. According to reports, there have been a series of low turnouts across some stadia for recent games in Ghana’s top flight. Ghana Soccernet reported that the recent match between Hearts of …
Season card sales joy for Huddersfield Giants
Rugby league club Huddersfield Giants recently revealed that it has smashed a major milestone and has sold over 3,500 season cards. Ahead of the new Super League season, which kicks off on February 16 and will culminate on October 14, rugby league fans have made sure to secure their spot at the 24,500-capacity John Smith’s …
Afro Nation rolls into Miami
Afro Nation is set to expand into Miami, Florida in May, following festivals in Portugal, Puerto Rico and Ghana. The festival will take place in the US for the first time and will celebrate not only Afrobeats, but also dancehall, hip-hop, amapiano and other Black-led music genres. Afro Nation Miami 2023 will be headlined by …
Former French rugby union player denies World Cup ticketing scandal allegations
Former French rugby union player Sebastien Chabal has denied that he is involved in a ticketing scandal concerning the 2023 Rugby World Cup. This year’s tournament is set to take place in France between September 8 and October 28, and in the build up, French newspaper Le Parisien has alleged that Chabal secured more than …
London’s Lightroom venue delays opening
Lightroom has pushed its opening back by a month until February 22, with the venue also extending the run of its first installation. The new London venue, which has been billed as the ‘sister space’ to the Bridge Theatre near Tower Bridge, is set to open with an immersive visual installation ‘David Hockney: Bigger and …
Consumer Protection warns over UFC resale tickets
Western Australia’s Consumer Protection agency is continuing to warn consumers that have purchased inflated tickets from unauthorised resellers that they may be refused entry, or have their tickets cancelled, for the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC 284) event at Perth’s RAC Arena (pictured). The event is set to take place on February 12. A consumer …